Idk if people are aware, but this is the original concept for the car. It was designed to be short enough to fit into parking spots sideways deliberately.
I was about to say, I’m pretty sure I remember TV adverts demonstrating exactly this.
And in most areas of NA, it’s illegal to park like that.
Same in the country where it was engineered and built
That seems like an oversight.
The American mind cannot comprehend this.
Not in my area. You have to park in the same direction as the flow of traffic or get a ticket.
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OP could park nose first into the curb. Checkmate.
I have one of these cars (in the US no less) and i absolutely do that sometimes. No tickets yet
I would bet that a lot of trucks are larger than the Smart is long.
Oh yeah definitely, fun fact you can easily get two smarts comfortably into a standard US parking spot I have a friend that also has a smart and when we go somewhere together we will use a single parking spot because it’s funny
not in stock form. close, but not quite
of course, their inability to parallel park close to the curb means that they would in fact stick out just as much to the street
I got one eventually in a small city for doing the same. I didn’t bother fighting it because court would’ve taken all day and it was $20, which I assume is what they bank on, but I did want to go to court to have them clarify just what exact law did I break
As long as it’s not blocking the travel lane or the sidewalk, pretty sure it passes the smell test.
There are laws that specify wheels within a specific distance from the curb when parking on the side of a road like this. Some are vague and just ‘wheels’, but some do specify front wheels or back wheels and this could technically be in violation.
Pretty sure in my state your supposed to be about 6 inches away from the curb.
Dont get me wrong its never enforced cause then all the oversized small peeney trucks would be in the lane of traffic…
But yea wonder how ppa would handle it
6 inches away from the curb? Fuck that. Tyres going in the gutter.
Agreed. I know it’s not the “right” way to park but I’d rather risk the ticket than replace my driver’s side mirror.
Yall got gutters?
They can exit either left or right easily but I wonder what the visibility of oncoming traffic would be given the drivers position seems a little more set back from the lane of traffic versus a traditional park where the driver is directly adjacent the moving traffic lane with mirrors also giving them a clear view.
More set back, behind cars a meter taller than they need to be. They can’t see shit
No worse than parking on the opposite side of the road though
True, and both potentially illegal depending on where in the world you live.
Huh. Certainly not where I am (though it’s advised against).
I have a smart car and parked like that a few times years ago after seeing a picture like this and got a ticket eventually
Yes, since youre NOT obstructing and are within the defined space for parking.
Depends on the situation/country. There are signs that dictate how you must park. Under those signs it would be illegal
I’m sorry, I thought this was America!
I’m 99% sure this is France. Any Geoguesser pro around to confirm or dispute that?
American pickups, US styled sidewalks… Visible licence plates are not French or EU styled.
Looks like California judging from the grass and the variety of cars. Probably a suburb of LA or San Francisco.
I mean, it probably could’ve fit in that space normally, too. Tiny cars, ftw!
